Women’s Take Charge of Your Health Symposium set for Aug. 30 in Loveland

UCHealth and the women’s Clinic of Northern Colorado are among the sponsors of the Take Charge of Your Health symposium on Aug. 30 in Loveland.

The 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. women’s health event will be at the First National Bank Exhibition Hall at The Ranch, 5280 Arena Circle, near the Budweiser Events Center.

The event will focus on family health history and genetic testing playing roles in preventing cancer or detecting it earlier.

The opening keynote speaker will be Dr. Christine Cooper, an ovarian cancer survivor and also an obstetrician-gynecology specialist. She will be followed by a five-expert panel discussing cancer screenings and prevention.

The five experts are Dr. Diana Medgyesy, UCHealth oncologist; Dr. Angela King, an obstetrician-gynecologist at The Women’s Clinic of Northern Colorado; Dr. Rebecca Dunphy, a gastroenterologist with the Centers for Gastroenterology; Dr. Lynn West, a dermatologist with Dermatology of Northern Colorado; and Dr. Amanda Lenderink-Carpenter, medical director for UCHealth Breast Diagnostic Center.